Report of a demonstrater from Bil'in
At Friday the 12. of May, around 250 people gathered in Bil'in against Israel Apartheid-Wall and its annexation of land. More people were present than usual because the remembering of al-Nakba. As a consequence, the Israeli army was more brutal and violent. Several Palestinians held appeals, including the mayor of Bil'in. A representative from the Isreali peace organisation 'Gush Shalom' held an appeal in Hebrew, addressing the around 30 soldiers that were there to stop the protest.
When the demonstraters got closer to the soldiers, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets were shot against them. An Australian man got shot in the head and was carried away by the ambulance. More and more people got injured afterwards. The ambulance was full and some had to be carried to the hospital by a TV-crew.
The demonstraters didn't want to leave this early and more confrontations followed. The soldiers used wooden sticks and more tear gas to get the demonstraters away. More Palestinians were injured by the sticks.
